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Hundreds of enterprise-minded Indigenous people from around the globe will converge on the beautiful prairie city of Saskatoon, located in Saskatchewan, Canada to participate in the annually held World Indigenous Business Forum (WIBF).

“The World Indigenous Business Forum lends to creating meaningful business relations and creating proactive partnerships and friends,” says Milton Tootoosis, chairperson, Saskatchewan First Nations Economic Development Network. “The international meetings have led to forming strategic alliances and global partners and we’re hoping to benefit as well.”

More than 1,200 delegates from around the world are expected to attend the 2016 World Indigenous Business Forum (WIBF) that will be held in Saskatoon.

The WIBF brings together indigenous business leaders from around the world to help foster relationships that will increase international trade and encourage aboriginal participation in business and economic development.

"It is a uniting of indigenous, business-minded leaders that are primarily involved in community economic development," said Milton Tootoosis, director of livelihood and chair of the Saskatchewan First Nations Economic Development Network.

"We get them all together in one room for a couple of days and learn about best practices and promising practices," he said. "It is really about sharing what they are doing in their great countries and getting each other excited."

The 5th WORLD INDIGENOUS BUSINESS FORUM took place in Guatemala, with the aim of promoting global trends and connections among five thousand native communities. They were approximately 300 participants and business people from all over the world attending the Forum.

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The activity is seeking for indigenous peoples to interact with industries enterprises and to share experiences and knowledge by creating propitious business environments.

Maria Tuyuc president points out that the committee hopes that World Indigenous Business Forum allows a global conformation network for indigenous entrepreneurs. It will be a way to build more investment mechanism and marketing .Canada Australia, United States and Africa have hosted the forum and this time is Guatemala.